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Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Controls / Automation Engineer to join their team in Raleigh, North Carolina. In this hybrid role, you will focus on process automation and system integration, leading projects within diverse teams to solve complex engineering challenges. The position offers a competitive salary, generous benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

401k + match
Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
Generous paid time off
Training and continuing education

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years hands-on experience executing automation projects for process plants.
  • Expertise with various control systems and methodologies.
  • Solid understanding of object-oriented software development.

Responsibilities

  • Lead project teams in design and configuration of control applications.
  • Manage project scope and financials, ensuring client satisfaction.
  • Act as automation Subject Matter Expert.

Skills

Automation project management
Technical problem-solving
Collaboration
Detailed oriented

Education

BS Engineering degree

Tools

PLC Programming
HMI Programming
SCADA Systems
SQL

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

At E Tech Group, joining our team means joining a group of passionate and forward-thinkingexperts. We're one of the largest engineering and system integration firms in the United States providing value for our clients through IT automation and control solutions for more than 25 years to the Life Sciences, Mission Critical, Metals, Material Handling, Consumer Products and Food & Beverage industries.Our scale allows us to help our clients develop and implement standardized solutions at any of their facilities regardless of physical location or the local resources available at that site.

The Senior Controls / Automation Engineer role requires an individual have a diverse engineering skill set with the ability to work independently to perform all aspects of process automation engineering and system integration, including initial concepts, specifications, design engineering, documentation, project implementation, testing, startup, and training of operating and maintenance personnel. You will be a key member of a diverse team of professionals developing solutions for our client's most complex automation challenges.

Location: Hybrid with local driving travel

You will:

  • Lead or work on a project team responsible for the design, configuration, and testing of continuous and batch control applications.
  • Understand the project scope and financials and exercise good time management skills to plan & coordinate the work as part of a project team by developing project schedules and budgets in collaboration with project leadership and identify change orders and justify changes to Project Management ensuring completion of all project deliverables to the satisfaction of the client.
  • Anticipate and provide solutions to project leadership and/or customer giving high priority to customer satisfaction offering strong technical expertise and advisement as part of the project team.
  • Adapt to a flexible work schedule & travel, if necessary, to participate in the design, development, and start-up of control systems at the client's facility.
  • Act as an automation Subject Matter Expert
  • Be an ambassador that prioritizes the success of E Tech Group, our clients, and the Careers of our associates.

You have:

  • Hands on experience executing automation projects for process plants, minimum of 3-5 years in industry, preferably in Life Sciences domain.
  • BS Engineering degree or equivalent educational background
  • Detail oriented with strong technical aptitude and desire for learning new technologies
  • Knowledge of industry and regulatory standards, design criteria and codes relevant to Instrumentation and Controls
    • ISA S88 Batch standard
    • ISA S95 Controls System Architecture standard
    • GAMP 5 & cGMP
    • 21 CFR Part 11
  • Demonstrated ability to develop process control system applications, utilizing Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems, configuration of thin client server applications, design, developing & maintaining databases for data collection, configuring process historians and using reporting tools to present process data to operations & management, tuning control loops, providing control system startup services, troubleshooting existing control systems and providing control system qualifications.
  • Solid understanding of object-oriented software development & delivery methodologies
  • Expertise with the design, implementation, maintenance and troubleshooting of virtual server-based control system architectures, and understanding of control system network topology, i.e. Ethernet, Ethernet/IP, ControlNet, DeviceNet, etc.
  • Knowledge of process instrumentation specification, installation & troubleshooting, and control panel design, check-out, commissioning & troubleshooting
  • Hands-on experience rapidly troubleshooting and solving equipment & instrument-related issues during start-up and commissioning and perform complex system testing
  • Experience working at customer sites supporting the installation & commissioning of equipment and systems.
  • A DNA comprised of collaboration and teamwork.

We are seeking Application Knowledge in:

  • PLC Programming with Rockwell Studio5000, RSLogix5000
    • Ability to program in RLL, SFC and ST
  • HMI Programming using one or more of Rockwell FTView ME and SE, Wonderware System Platform, Inductive Automation Ignition
  • Configuration & use of one or more of Wonderware DAS/OI Server, FactoryTalk Gateway, RSLinx, RSNetWorx, KepServerEx
  • Configuration & development of one or both of Wonderware InBatch & Rockwell FTBatch
  • Configuration & development using one or more of Wonderware Historian, FTHistorian, OSI PI
  • Use of SQL for database creation, query & management.Ability to develop stored procedures, functions & views and use of SQL commands for integration of control systems to back-end databases. Familiarity with SSRS for reporting
  • Configure & operate Allen Bradley PowerFlex Drives via manual HIM or through PLC programming
  • Configuration, use & troubleshooting of Allen Bradley Stratix switches
  • Experience programming various other control systems is desired (i.e., GE Fanuc, Siemens, DeltaV, Honeywell DCS, GE iFix)

You may have:

  • Bio Reactors
  • Skid System Controls
  • Clean/Steam in Place
  • Freeze Dryers
  • Autoclave Control Systems
  • Centrifuge Systems
  • Building Management & HVAC Control Systems
  • Thermal Oxidizer Systems
  • Purified Water
  • Finished Product Transfer Systems
  • Granulator Control Systems
  • Boilers and Boiler Control Systems
  • Bulk Material Handling and Processing
  • Laboratory Systems
  • Pasteurization and Homogenization
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Weighing and Metering Systems
  • Wet or Dry Blending System
  • And many more…

Benefits & Perks:

  • 401k + match + prompt enrollment. E Tech Group employees are 100% vested upon entry.
  • Prompt enrollment into Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits.
  • Generous paid time off that includes paid vacation, paid holidays, paid family leave and sick time off.
  • Learning and growth are key parts of the E Tech culture. We provide you with training and continuing education from day one, so you canadvance your career. As an E Tech associate, youcan unlock your greatest potential through challenges and opportunities.

E Tech Group is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants are considered for employment without regard to , , , , , , military status, genetic information, , , citizenship status, or any other basis prohibited by law. E Tech Group will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and for beliefs.

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